Explosive Azide Hazard

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Office of Biosafety
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued an alert that an explosive hazard may exist in hospital and clinical laboratory plumbing systems due to sodium azide formulated into diluents used in conjunction with automatic blood cell counters. These counters are found in more than 15,000 hospital and clinical laboratories in the United States. Decontamination recommendations have already been distributed by NIOSH to most of these laboratories. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Laboratories Lead Maintenance Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Azides Chemical Hazards Chemical Reactions Chemical Safety Copper Compounds Decontamination Explosion Prevention Explosive Hazards Hazard Communication Hazard Identification Hazardous Materials Hazard Recognition Lead Compounds Maintenance Workers Medical Equipment Medical Facilities Plumbers Plumbing Recommendations Sodium Azide

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OECSP - Office of Extramural Coordination and Special Projects
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  33
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054517
• Citation:
  MMWR 1976 Aug; 25(33):268
• CAS Registry Number:
  Sodium azide (CAS RN 26628-22-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:357efeb02139161a354cc8bafd43b7597743b5995471258116cc5fb6a99d527ed238aa4536630931a92f7cb6ee12a4ce0d23f654b6568024669fae05e8800ef1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183086/cdc_183086_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 338.37 KB ]